Business Chinese

  Taiwan

• Taipei: 
Taipei (Taibei)

Term: Summer 
Dates: July 4 - August, 13 2010

Description: Berkeley Summer Sessions offers exciting Travel Study programs that give you the chance to combine international travel with academic achievement. Courses are taught by regular rank UC Berkeley faculty, faculty of host institutions, and UC Berkeley graduate student instructors.

Highlights: Acquire the cultural, social, and business skills necessary to communicate on a daily basis with the public and professional community through an intensive six-week immersion in Taipei. The program offers not only language instruction coordinated in collaboration with National Taiwan University, but also field trips to international companies, tea factories, government offices, night markets, theatres, industrial parks, the National Palace Museum, and natural scenic sites. Local experts are invited to discuss topics on Chinese culture such as calligraphy, the arts, Chinese painting and theatre. Discussions of Taiwan's history, politics, economics, and business are also conducted by local experts.

Degree Level: Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Cost in US$: 3,112 - 4,030

Experience Required: yes

As an upper division Chinese course, lectures will be given in Mandarin. Students should be conversant in basic oral and listening Chinese.

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Taiwan Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently or in Groups

Application Process Involves:

• Online Application plus Application Assessment

University of California, Berkeley, Summer Sessions's Mission Statement: UC Berkeley Summer Sessions is committed to offering high quality, innovative academic courses and experiential education opportunities during the summer. By opening our doors to visiting students and continuing our service to UC Berkeley students, we support the University's goals of educating a broad and diverse student population. Our commitment to providing superior service and unrivaled learning opportunities extends to our students, campus units and departments, and all external partners.